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picket
has definitions from the fields of military,transportation,work,politics
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[ noun ] (military) a detachment of troops guarding an army from surprise attack
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[ verb ] serve as pickets or post pickets
Examples "picket a business to protest the lay-offs" Used in print (The Providence Journal,...)Employes of Pawtucket 's garbage and rubbish collection contractor picketed the firm 's incinerator site yesterday in the second day of a strike for improved wages and working conditions . Related terms |
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[ verb ] fasten with a picket
Examples "picket the goat Used in print (Cliff Farrell, Trail of the Tattered Star....)The sentry 's saddled horse stood picketed nearby , having been kept handy in_case of need . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (politics) a protester posted by a labor organization outside a place of work
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[ noun ] (military,transportation) a vehicle performing sentinel duty
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